Art Davie is still firmly behind his combat-sports concept XARM, and the UFC co-creator is currently seeking nine more fighters to compete in a new reality show series, produced by Endemol USA in association with Machinima.

“I need nine more tough guys,” Davie stated. “The reality series for Machinima is being taped next month, and the fighters we train will fight on June 24, 2012, at Soboba Casino in San Jacinto, Calif.”

“MMA fighters have the cross section of skills necessary to step up to the table and be successful at the new fighting sport of XARM,” Davie said. “And I know and trust their skills and work habits, as I’ve been associated with MMA athletes since 1993 – when I was one of the three founders of the UFC.

“The 24 fighters are going to be put through an intense ‘boot camp’ for three days in May. The boot camp and the event will be filmed and shown on Machinima, which has become the hottest entertainment network on the Internet.”

Initially launched in 2008, XARM features two competitors tethered to the XARM table and bound together at the hand with duct tape. Over the course of three one-minute rounds, competitors are free to punch, kick and seek submission holds while also using traditional arm-wrestling as a means of scoring points. Just like MMA, XARM bouts can be won via knockout, submission or judges’ decision.

XARM bills itself as “The Roughest Three Minutes In Sports.”

Davie is expected to announce a live-event schedule in the very near future. A mobile game to accompany the sport is also expected to launch before the end of the year.

Davie said he hopes to continue to involve MMA veterans in his upstart sport.

“For XARM3, scheduled for Aug. 26 at Soboba Casino, I’ve been talking to Zak Jensen, who’s fought for Bellator and had such a memorable fight with Neil Grove,” Davie said.

Davie said the company is currently seeking fighters ranging from 145 to 265 pounds, including female competitors. Interested participants can contact Tedd Williams at teddewilliams@aol.com.

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